Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-02-08
HERE AND THERE.

ting clergyman.
Yesterday was County Court day
but comparatively few country PEG
pie were In the city.
Bill Bradshaw, col, was pulled Sat
urday night, charged with beinl
drunk and disorderly.
A solid week OF cloudy, disagree
able weather ~ about as much as W,
care TO have for the present. ANY
more will be superfluity.
! Miss Lula Winfree entertained The
young people Saturday evening and
a most delightful evening was spent
by all who were present.
Chicken thieves raided Oswin
Steinhsgen's hen roost Saturday night
and carried of all of his flne game
chickens, fifteen IN number.
Another freight train wreck near the
chalybeate spring, three miles north
Of the city, delayed the north bound
passenger for five hours Sunday.
Stephen Tettleton's wife, who left
him a few days ago with another
man, is at Bill Rhodes near this city
aud refuses to return to her husband.
The children Of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church gave Japanese
entertainment at the church last
night, for the benefit of the building
fund.
Long, Garrett & Co.. real estate
agents, sold Mrs. J. Il. Renos lot on
the northeast corner of Liberty and
18th streets, last week TO Jas. Driscol
MCGOWAN, for 500 cash in hand.
( Mr.. Gano Henry, Jr., of Newstead
and Miss Hattie Bryan, youngest
daughter of Mr.. 4. S. Bryan, will be
married this afternoon at 2 o'clock, at
the residence of the brides father on
South Virginia street.
Old Aunt" Rebecca CARROT, COL,
aged Sc years, died Saturday night
at the home of Mr.. j. III. Bradshaw,
Lengview, Ky. She was the oldest
woman In that section of the county. |
She came from Virginia in 1915.
Mr. John j. Reed, of Belleview, has
our thanks for a sample of the orange
crop of his brother-in-law, Mr.. w. II
Wolfe, who went TO Florida a few
years ago to live, They are as fine
specimens of Florida's great staple rs
one could wish to see and for size
aud flavor are not to be excelled.
Mr.. Jos. Thomson, the State agent
for the "Chemical Hand Fire Annihi-
Iator," gave an exhibition ofthe man
ner In which the machine operates,
by putting out IRE kindled on Main
Street yesterday evening. The State
light is owned by Smith & Guthrie,
who are Introducing the machines.
Fred. Warde was born in London,
England, 80 years ago. lie has been
N America many years and has been
IN the stage for more than decade.
He has made several hundred thous-
md dollars out of his profession and
mas a wife aud four children living
II Vermont.
Notice is made in another column
II our new presses, and all those who
want strictly first-class work should
ring 1t around. We now have a
OBJ department in connection with
'ur paper, second to none, and all or
Iers entrusted TO us will be prompt
y attended to.
The Warde Company concluded
he weeks engagement Saturday
light with the great play of Damon
nd Pythias, in which Mr.. Warde de-
ighted large audience in the char
ctcr of Damon. Richard Ill on
'riday night was fine performance
nd the two farces at the matinee
1ere very amusing and showed that
ir. Warde is good In comedy as well
0 tragedy. The weather was bad
uiing the entire week but the en-
agement was decided success aud !
Ir. Warde was so well pleased that q
Q may be expected to visit us again c
a the future.
A man named VIM. Barnes, from i
Mississippi, came about the frat of |
anunry and engaged TO make a crop
nth Robt. Mckee, near Edwards
fill. In few days thereafter the /
ntire family of six persons was ia
en- down with pneumonia and meas a
IS. On Jan. Doth, one of the boys,
early grown, died and second died
few days later and on last Saturday
no third and youngest boy, II years |
Id, followed his brothers. The faith
I, mother and little girl have all :
cen Frustrated and the father is still +
D a critical condition. MIR. Barnes I
poor man and his misfortunes Q
ave fallen upon him with crushing |
eight. !
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. w. Long en- :
,rtained Mr.. Frederick Warde on '
riday evening last. Twenty-Five t
uests were present and the affair y
las one of unusual brilliancy and =
The supper embraced ev-
rything that an epicure could desire
nd the occasion was, taken all in all,
ne long to be remembered by those i